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<p>AUSTIN — The long-running ideological dispute over what gets taught in Texas classrooms flared anew over proposed history textbooks Tuesday, with academics decrying lessons they said exaggerate the importance of Christian values on the nation’s Founding Fathers while conservatives complained of anti-American, pro-Islam biases.</p>
<p>The Board of Education will approve new history textbooks for the state’s 5-plus million public school students in November. But it heard hours of complaints about 104 proposed books during a sometimes heated public hearing.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2014-09-17/history-books-spark-new-texas-classroom-battle" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2014-09-17/history-books-spark-new-texas-classroom-battle#commentsTexasWILL WEISSERTAlabamaAmericaAmy Jo BakerAustinboard memberBoard of EducationchairwomanDiplomatic RelationsDiscovery Institute campaignsGovernorHillary ClintonIntelligent design movementIran–Contra affairJacqueline JonesKen MercerPerson CareerPerson LocationpresidentQuotationReligion and politicsRepublican PartyRonald ReaganRonald ReaganSan AntonioSecretary of StateSurvivorsTexasU.S.United NationsUnited StatesUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas’Wed, 17 Sep 2014 05:15:37 +0000WILL WEISSERT189928 at http://lubbockonline.comUT officials received threatening messageshttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2014-07-11/ut-officials-received-threatening-messages
<p>AUSTIN — The chairman of the University of Texas’ governing board said Thursday the chancellor and board members have received personal and “threatening” attacks in the debate over whether to fire the popular president of the Austin flagship campus.</p>
<p>The board met a day after University of Texas President Bill Powers submitted his resignation effective June 2015 after several years of squabbling with Gov. Rick Perry and the governor-appointed board of regents over higher education policy.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2014-07-11/ut-officials-received-threatening-messages" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2014-07-11/ut-officials-received-threatening-messages#commentsTexasBY JIM VERTUNOAustinBill Powersboard chairmanCandidate PositionchairmanChancellorDavid DewhurstFrancisco CigarroaFrancisco G. CigarroaGovernorHigher education governing boardMajorPaul FosterPerson CareerPerson LocationpresidentQuotationRick PerryTexasUnited StatesUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas'University of Texas’Fri, 11 Jul 2014 05:10:24 +0000BY JIM VERTUNO181310 at http://lubbockonline.comTexas regent not worried by impeachment inquiryhttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2013-09-09/texas-regent-not-worried-impeachment-inquiry
<p>AUSTIN — University of Texas regent Wallace Hall says he’s the target of a state investigation in part because of his insatiable appetite for reading.</p>
<p>In an interview with The Austin American Statesman published Sunday, Hall of Dallas says he’s not losing sleep over a state House committee investigation. He recalled that when he misbehaved in elementary school, he sometimes was sent to a closet where he could read National Geographic magazines.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2013-09-09/texas-regent-not-worried-impeachment-inquiry" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2013-09-09/texas-regent-not-worried-impeachment-inquiry#commentsTexasAssociated PressAssociation of Public and Land-Grant UniversitiesAustinAustin campusAustin, TexasBill PowersCandidate PositionContact DetailsDallasdeanelementary schoolGeography of TexasNational GeographicPerson CareerpresidentQuotationRick PerryTexasTexasUniversity of TexasUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas’USDWallace HallMon, 09 Sep 2013 05:03:56 +0000Associated Press148029 at http://lubbockonline.comAlito tells Dallas lawyers about highest courthttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-06-20/alito-tells-dallas-lawyers-about-highest-court
<p>DALLAS (AP) — Samuel Alito came to the Supreme Court with two ideas about how he would conduct himself when questioning lawyers. He would try to ask real questions — “with a question mark at the end” — and he would wait for the lawyer speaking to at least conclude a paragraph.</p>
<p>Instead, he found himself playing what he called a “contact sport.”</p>
<p>“Trying to get in a question at oral argument is really like trying to grab an item that’s on sale at Walmart the day after Thanksgiving,” Alito said Thursday.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-06-20/alito-tells-dallas-lawyers-about-highest-court" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-06-20/alito-tells-dallas-lawyers-about-highest-court#commentsFiled onlineNOMAAN MERCHANTBusinessBusinessCitizens United v. Federal Election CommissionConservatism in the United StatesDallasHospitalityHospitalityLawLawLaw clerklawyerPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsQuotationSamuel AlitoSamuel AlitoSamuel Alito Supreme Court nominationState Bar of Texas’Supreme CourtSupreme Court of the United StatesTerm United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel AlitoTexasThanksgivingUnited States federal courtsUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas’WalmartThu, 20 Jun 2013 22:00:46 +0000NOMAAN MERCHANT138845 at http://lubbockonline.comDewhurst wants Senate hearings into Powers disputehttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2013-02-20/dewhurst-wants-senate-hearings-powers-dispute
<p>AUSTIN — The Texas Senate announced Tuesday it will hold hearings into the behavior of the University of Texas’ regents and whether they are meddling too much into President Bill Powers’ private life and management of the school.</p>
<p>Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called Tuesday for the hearings. A day earlier, the Legislature delivered a strong message of support for Powers and Dewhurst accused some of the nine members of the University of Texas System regents of waging “character assassination” of Powers and his family.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2013-02-20/dewhurst-wants-senate-hearings-powers-dispute" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2013-02-20/dewhurst-wants-senate-hearings-powers-dispute#commentsTexasJIM VERTUNOAustinBev KearneyBill PowerschairmanDavid DewhurstDavid DewhurstGary SussweinGovernment of TexasKel SeligerKel Seligerlieutenant governorLt. Gov.Person CareerPerson RelationPoliticsPoliticspresidentPrivateQuotationRegents ExaminationsSeligerSenatespokesmanState governments of the United StatesTexasTexasTexas SenateUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas SystemUniversity of Texas'University of Texas’UtahWed, 20 Feb 2013 06:20:27 +0000JIM VERTUNO125378 at http://lubbockonline.comSupreme Court justices question University of Texas affirmative action planhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-10-10/supreme-court-justices-question-university-texas-affirmative-action-plan
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<p>WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices sharply questioned the University of Texas’ use of race in college admissions Wednesday in a case that could lead to new limits on affirmative action.</p>
<p>The court heard arguments in a challenge to the program from a white Texan who contends she was discriminated against when the university did not offer her a spot in 2008.</p>
<p>The court’s conservatives cast doubt on the program that uses race as one among many factors in admitting about a quarter of the university’s incoming freshmen.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-10-10/supreme-court-justices-question-university-texas-affirmative-action-plan" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-10-10/supreme-court-justices-question-university-texas-affirmative-action-plan#commentsFiled onlineNational NewsAbigail FisherAffirmative actionAnthony KennedyAnthony KennedyAntonin ScaliaAssociated PressBusinessBusinessConservatism in the United StatesGrutter v. BollingerHospitalityHospitalityJohn RobertsJohn RobertsLawLawMark ShermanParents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1Person AttributesPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsQuotationSamuel AlitoSamuel AlitoSandra DaySandra Day O'ConnorSHERMAN WASHINGTONSocial inequalitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesSupreme CourtSupreme Court of the United StatesTexasUN CourtUnited States courts of appealsUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas'University of Texas’Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:52:45 +0000Staff108970 at http://lubbockonline.comAnother big Supreme Court term kicks off Monday http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-09-29/another-big-supreme-court-term-kicks-monday
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — When last we saw the chief justice of the United States on the bench, John Roberts was joining with the Supreme Court’s liberals in an unlikely lineup that upheld President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.</p>
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<p>Progressives applauded Roberts’ statesmanship. Conservatives uttered cries of betrayal.</p>
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<p>Now, the Supreme Court is embarking on a new term beginning Monday that could be as consequential as the last one, with the prospect for major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-09-29/another-big-supreme-court-term-kicks-monday" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-09-29/another-big-supreme-court-term-kicks-monday#commentsFiled onlineMark ShermanAmerican Civil Liberties UnionAmerican Civil Liberties UnionAnthony KennedyAnthony KennedyBarack ObamaBusinessBusinessCaliforniaChief JusticeChief Justice of the United StatesConservatism in the United StatesEqual Protection ClauseHealthHealthHospitalityHospitalityJohn RobertsJohn RobertsLaborLaborLawLawlegal directorMajorPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticspresidentQuotationSandra Day O'ConnorSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSouth CarolinaSteve ShapiroSupreme CourtSupreme Court of the United StatesTexasUN CourtUnited StatesUnited States ConstitutionUnited States courts of appealsUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas’WASHINGTONSat, 29 Sep 2012 14:48:05 +0000Mark Sherman107420 at http://lubbockonline.comBailey: Actions solidify Big 12http://lubbockonline.com/sports-red-raiders/2011-09-22/bailey-actions-solidify-big-12
<p>Texas Tech President Guy Bailey said he feels better about the potential for Big 12 Conference survival after the league changed commissioners Thursday and had members tentatively agree to a six-year grant of their first- and second-tier television rights to the Big 12.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/sports-red-raiders/2011-09-22/bailey-actions-solidify-big-12" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/sports-red-raiders/2011-09-22/bailey-actions-solidify-big-12#commentsSports / Red RaidersBy Don WilliamsABCBaileyBig 12Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceBig Eight ConferenceBig Ten ConferenceCable TVChuck NeinascommissionerDan BeebedirectorESPNFoxGuy BaileyKirby HocuttKirby HocuttMajorOklahomaPerson CareerpresidentQuotationSoutheastern ConferenceSports in IowaSports in the United StatesTechTech AthleticTechnologyTechnologyTexasTexasTexas TechTexas Tech Universitythe OklahomanUnited StatesUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas’Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:40:02 +0000By Don Williams61196 at http://lubbockonline.comTech president says Thursday's actions "portend pretty well" for Big 12 futurehttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2011-09-22/tech-president-says-thursdays-actions-portend-pretty-well-big-12-future
<p>Texas Tech President Guy Bailey said he feels better about the potential for Big 12 Conference survival after the league changed commissioners and had members assign their first- and second-tier television rights to the league for six years Thursday.</p>
<p>Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe resigned, and former Big Eight Conference commissioner Chuck Neinas agreed to replace him on an interim basis.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2011-09-22/tech-president-says-thursdays-actions-portend-pretty-well-big-12-future" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2011-09-22/tech-president-says-thursdays-actions-portend-pretty-well-big-12-future#commentsFiled onlineSports / Red RaidersDon Williamsathletic directorBaileyBig 12Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceBig Eight ConferenceCable TVChuck NeinascommissionerDan BeebeESPNGuy BaileyKirby HocuttKirby HocuttOklahomaPerson CareerpresidentQuotationSouthern United StatesSports in the United StatesTechTechnologyTechnologyTexasTexasTexas TechTexas Tech Universitythe OklahomanUnited StatesUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas’USDFri, 23 Sep 2011 02:00:33 +0000Don Williams61189 at http://lubbockonline.comUniversity of Texas graduation rates among nation's besthttp://lubbockonline.com/education/2011-09-02/university-texas-graduation-rates-among-nations-best
<p>AUSTIN (AP) — The University of Texas ranks among the best and most efficient public universities when it comes to graduating students in six years, but still must help them get their degrees faster, according to a school report released Thursday.</p>
<p>Texas graduates 81 percent of its students within a six-year window, 12th best out of the nation’s 120 public research universities, according to the report. In Texas, that ranks second only to private school Rice University. Rice’s graduation rate was not included in the report.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/education/2011-09-02/university-texas-graduation-rates-among-nations-best" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/education/2011-09-02/university-texas-graduation-rates-among-nations-best#commentsEducationTexasJIM VERTUNOAssociation of Public and Land-Grant UniversitiesAustinEducation in TexasGeography of the United StatesGovernorOak Ridge Associated UniversitiesPerson CareerPrivateRice UniversityRice UniversityRick PerryRick PerrySouthern Association of Colleges and SchoolsTexasTexasTexas A&M UniversityTexas House Bill 588The University of TexasThe University of Texas SystemUniversity of TexasUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas SystemUniversity of Texas’University of VirginiaUSDFri, 02 Sep 2011 05:13:21 +0000JIM VERTUNO58634 at http://lubbockonline.com